Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Gwenevere

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,601 Trend ↓ Falling 11%
Rank 2025
#3,601
among girls · ↑2 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
42
named Gwenevere · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 38,268
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
55 babies
All-time total
1,199
#6,617 all-time among girls
First recorded
1921
in Social Security records

Gwenevere popularity over time

1,199 babies have been named Gwenevere since 1921, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s 5 1 – #5,442
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 157 16 – #2,187
1960s 146 15 -7% #2,181
1970s 27 3 -82% #4,856
1980s 6 1 -78% #9,487
1990s 16 2 +167% #12,362
2000s 165 17 +931% #5,190
2010s 436 44 +164% #2,970
2020s (to 2025) 241 40 -8% #3,464

Where Gwenevere is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 41 0.03 outside top 500
2027 41 0.03 outside top 500
2028 40 0.03 outside top 500
2029 40 0.02 outside top 500
2030 40 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Gwenevere

Gwenevere is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,601 in 2025 with 42 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1921, 1,199 American babies have been named Gwenevere. Its peak came in 2019, when 55 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Gwenevere stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Gwenevere?

The median living Gwenevere is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 49. An estimated 1,100 people named Gwenevere are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Gwenevere year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 42 #3,601
2024 43 #3,603
2023 40 #3,796
2022 40 #3,789
2021 32 #4,355
2020 44 #3,464
2019 55 #2,970
2018 48 #3,307
2017 52 #3,110
2016 48 #3,346
2015 49 #3,313
2014 39 #3,870
2013 37 #4,033
2012 35 #4,244
2011 39 #3,865
2010 34 #4,334
2009 25 #5,603
2008 28 #5,190
2007 20 #6,653
2006 19 #6,680
2005 11 #9,684
2004 13 #8,418
2003 18 #6,404
2002 14 #7,557
2001 9 #10,391
2000 8 #11,088
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 5 #9,561
1970 11 #4,856
1965 11 #4,036
1960 21 #2,674
1955 17 #2,762
1950 6 #4,946
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Gwenevere, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Gwenevere?

The median living Gwenevere is about 13 years old. Half of all living Gweneveres are between 6 and 49 years old.

How many people named Gwenevere are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Gwenevere are alive in the United States, based on 1,199 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Gwenevere in 2025?

Gwenevere ranked #3,601 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 42 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Gwenevere?

1,199 babies have been named Gwenevere in the United States since 1921, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Gwenevere most popular?

Gwenevere peaked in 2019, when 55 newborns received the name.

Is Gwenevere a boy or girl name?

Gwenevere is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Gwenevere rising or falling?

Gwenevere has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Gwenevere become more popular?

Gwenevere looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 40 girls named Gwenevere in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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